According to a recent article in The Age, from 2018 Victorian government school students will have a say in hiring principals and approving school budgets as part of a shake-up that will see them appointed to government high school councils with full voting rights. The Victorian Education Minister, James Merlino said “Young people should have a say in the […]

A new report from the Commonwealth Parliament on Whistleblowing Protections (the Report), recommends that whistleblower protections across public and private sectors should be standardised. This recommendation affects all government and non-government organisations including schools. The recommendation also comes after other recent reports which show that the education sector needs to improve its approach to whistleblowing practices and encourage people […]